neighbour
/ˈneɪ.bə/
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Translation
A person who lives near you, often in the next house.
Word origin
From Old English neahgebur, from neah meaning near and gebur meaning dweller.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- neahgebur
Grammar
Gender
Pluralneighbours
Examples
.
"Neighbour" is the person who lives next to me.
invited .
"Neighbours" is the plural, meaning more than one neighbour.
quiet .
Here "neighbour" is the person living close by.
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